Who Made More In 2013: Diddy, Jay Z, Nicki Minaj or Dr. Dre?

Who Made More In 2013: Diddy, Jay Z, Nicki Minaj or Dr. Dre?

Forbes Hip-Hop Cash Kings list for 2013 is out, and ranking in at No. 1 is none other than rapper/producer/business mogul Diddy. Between his Bad Boy record label, Sean Jean clothing line, Blue Fame Agency, and deal with Diageo’s Circoc vodka, Diddy earned about $50 million this past year.

That number will surely rise once he makes his cable television debut with Revolt TV this fall thanks to Time Warner and Comcast.

A mere-7 million difference puts Jay-Z in the No. 2 spot. Hov earned $43 million this year. His new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, went platinum a month before its July release when Samsung spent $5 million to buy $1 million copies of it to give to its users for free. That, combined with his Roc Nation label, Armand de Brignac champagne deal and many other business ventures keep the money flowin’.

Closing out the top five was Dr. Dre at No. 3 , earning $40 million; Nicki Minaj, the only female on the list, at No. 4 with $29 million; and Birdman at No. 5 with $21 million.

The Cash Kings list tracks pretax earnings for all living artists whose work is primarily classified as hip-hop or rap. Touring, record sales, publishing, merchandise sales, endorsements, and other ventures are all calculated as well.

First, let’s start with the sad news. Fifth Harmony has decided to spilt and go their separate ways. But, that means the good news is … MORE Normani Kordei, ayyyyeeee!

Fifth Harmony released a statement on Monday saying the girls, who were placed together in a group on the singing competition show X-Factor, were taking a hiatus to focus on solo endeavors.

We all know what that means…

Moving on — once word spread that the girls were focusing on their own personal projects Normani instantly became the number one trending topic, Twitter rejoiced and news broke that Jay Z’s ROC Nation would be behind her project. Thanks Hov!